Comments on: Why blogging conferences is so damn hard http://www.contentious.com/2007/11/09/why-blogging-conferences-is-so-damn-hard/ Amy Gahran's news and musings on how we communicate in the online age. Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:25:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Anne-Marie http://www.contentious.com/2007/11/09/why-blogging-conferences-is-so-damn-hard/#comment-1206736 Anne-Marie Mon, 26 Nov 2007 02:26:42 +0000 http://www.contentious.com/archives/2007/11/09/why-blogging-conferences-is-so-damn-hard/#comment-1206736 I got my laptop backpack at eBags. It's very comfortable, and carries a lot besides your laptop. It's been a godsend to have at conferences and while traveling on planes. It's on special for $39.99 - http://www.ebags.com/ebags/downloader_laptop_backpack/product_detail/index.cfm?modelid=15025. Get yourself one for Christmas! I got my laptop backpack at eBags. It’s very comfortable, and carries a lot besides your laptop. It’s been a godsend to have at conferences and while traveling on planes.

It’s on special for $39.99 - http://www.ebags.com/ebags/downloader_laptop_backpack/product_detail/index.cfm?modelid=15025. Get yourself one for Christmas!

]]> By: Beth Kanter http://www.contentious.com/2007/11/09/why-blogging-conferences-is-so-damn-hard/#comment-1206675 Beth Kanter Thu, 15 Nov 2007 03:47:41 +0000 http://www.contentious.com/archives/2007/11/09/why-blogging-conferences-is-so-damn-hard/#comment-1206675 There's another angle on this too ... had a conversation with Vicki Davis on WOW2 - and micro blogging is also useful in educational projects where there is low bandwidth - like Cambodia. The whole thing of teaching students to write concisely - and bioling it down. There’s another angle on this too … had a conversation with Vicki Davis on WOW2 - and micro blogging is also useful in educational projects where there is low bandwidth - like Cambodia. The whole thing of teaching students to write concisely - and bioling it down.

]]> By: Amy Gahran http://www.contentious.com/2007/11/09/why-blogging-conferences-is-so-damn-hard/#comment-1206499 Amy Gahran Sun, 11 Nov 2007 18:26:58 +0000 http://www.contentious.com/archives/2007/11/09/why-blogging-conferences-is-so-damn-hard/#comment-1206499 Ooooh, great idea Beth! let's talk about that :-) - Amy Ooooh, great idea Beth! let’s talk about that :-)

- Amy

]]> By: Beth Kanter http://www.contentious.com/2007/11/09/why-blogging-conferences-is-so-damn-hard/#comment-1206453 Beth Kanter Sun, 11 Nov 2007 00:04:06 +0000 http://www.contentious.com/archives/2007/11/09/why-blogging-conferences-is-so-damn-hard/#comment-1206453 I saw wanted to come to Vegas, but family event prevented me. I'm tired of live blogging mostly because of your reasons above and because I'm often speaking too. That just takes a lot of your brainpower from live blogging. I'm definitely going to improve my micro blogging techniques and tool kits. Maybe we can do a session at BlogHer on the art of micro blogging? Loved the video! I saw wanted to come to Vegas, but family event prevented me. I’m tired of live blogging mostly because of your reasons above and because I’m often speaking too. That just takes a lot of your brainpower from live blogging. I’m definitely going to improve my micro blogging techniques and tool kits. Maybe we can do a session at BlogHer on the art of micro blogging?

Loved the video!

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